[3] Thomas's vocals on the LP were a talking point in reviews[4] and interviews, as he incorporated a kind of speak-singing style influenced by BARR, the indie rock project of Brendan Fowler.

[7] In a positive review for Pitchfork, Jenn Pelly said that the "venomous" track was a break away from the style of his previous records and projects, and referred to it as "vulnerable, thick-skinned, human—clarity piercing through the clouds of one's subconscious like an all-too realistic bad dream".

II", which featured him playing guitar in slow motion whilst being showered with something that looks like gravel, and occasionally slapped by small children.

This was part of the label's "With Compliments" series and not put on general sale, but rather sent out with random orders from the Polyvinyl shop as a free gift.

Ian Cohen gave it a score of 8.0 on Pitchfork and said that it was "devastating and funny in ways that previous releases barely even considered, a biographical work of art capable of leveling people who have never heard of him".